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Akron Industrial Products-No. 8-1965 1

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THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY k,IJAPS - INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS-AKRON
Et _ '*iYAV •ly
1*=295 - '21H
Vol. 4 Akron, Ohio• Monday. Aug. 23,1965 No. 8
The »- Performance Tests, Quality
Corner Omee •.=».1•1 ---,1 Checks Guard Our Product
By George COInienski -I
Industrial I•roducts Plint Manager
66Respectez Notre Bonne Renommde." The above
French statement appears on a plague in the Corner Of-fice.
It also appears on hundreds of plaques in all areas of
Goodyear-Akronr and on thousands of plaques in many
languages throukhout the world.
The statement is our old familiar guidepost, "PRO•
TECT OUR GOOD NAME."
To all of us at Goodyear, •6Protect Our Good Name"
is a way of·life. It does not mean that the final inspection
of our product before it goes on to the customer is the
means of protecting our good name of
- 4 0q4u2ality. As Paul Dressler so aptly puts
j .W it, 64You can't inspect quality into a
i i : product."
r i , ,» = il The quality of our product literally
..5 1 11 begins with the selection of the seed in
f - every item that becomes a part of the
product. On the synthetics we use for
rubber and fabric the ingredients at the
producing mill are evaluated to a required
Comienski
standard. We purchase materials to speci-fications
designed to meet desired needs.
The people who establish the standards, the people
who schedule the product in the factories, the people who
maintain the equipment on which the material is proc-essed,
the people who operate the machinery which pro-duces
the product and the people who contact our
customers and sell the product - all play a never under-estimated
important part and are selected to carry out
the program of 66Respectez Notre Bonne Renomm6e."
IVe are in the midst of our annual model change-over
in autoniotive mats. The program of design and produc-tion
of new molds and their approval has been completed.
New equipment to make us more, competitive in this
highly competitive market has been added.
Our overall picture for the bdlance of the third
quarter and carrying on into the start of the fourth quar-ter
is strong. Let's keep taking advantage of the:· volume
of business available to us by keeping up the good work
that has been our good fortune so far this year and keep
by following the slogan that has been Goodyear's for over
a half-century-"PROTECT OUR GOOD NAME."
Hanna Wins National Golf
Tournament; Ashton Third
Ed Hanna and Mearl Ashton, · two of Industrial Prod-
. ucts' top golfers, proved to be just about the best in the
nation among industrial players last week:
Hanna, inat ; roolh, . defeated
Goodyear Aerospacd golfer Bob
Brown for· medalist · honors in
the National Industrial Recre-ation
Association ( NIRA)· Mid-west
Championship at Hamiltbn,
Ohio. Hanna won in the third
extra hole in sudden ,competi-tion
as he fired a par while
Brown slipped to a bogey.
Ashton was runner-up 1,ehind
A prime goal of every
,zompany is to have its name
readily identified and recogi
nized by the consumer as a
symbol of top quality and
proven performance.
Goodyear guards its position
as number one in the rubber in-dustry
very zealously, and con-tinually
strives to win and retain
the public's acceptance of our
products and their · quality.
Today,· more than ever before,
product performance assurance
is mandatory in order to com-pete
successfully in the niarket-place.
In Industrial Products we con-duct
many • in-process tests as
well as rugged final product per-formance
checks before our prod-ucts
are shipped to the customer.
Several photographs in this is-sue
of the Clan depict such test
methods and th 25G4o-odyearites
Spain Is Selected
For College Review
Gail E.-·Spain Jr., senior de-velopment
engineer in Industrial
Products, will return to Carnegie
Tech next month for a semes-ter
of updating in the advances
made in his field since he was
graduated 15 years ago.
involved in these activities. BIn a similar fashion, many
In one instance the Under- tests are performed on raw ma-ivriters
Laboratories representa- terials such as rubber, fabric,
tive, Harold Tally, is shown and compound ingredients to
observing fiie hose pressure tests provide ultimate assurance of
in operation. Another picture quality that is built into our
shows a representative from Goodyear products in every op-
Union Carbide Corporation, ei•ation.
James H. Versteeg, helping con- Built-in values provide our
duet carrying tests with Wedge- s:llesmen with an extra tool for
Grip conveyor l,elting. /-ontintled On Reverse Side)
PUTTING
Wedge-Grip
belting by
Goodyear to the
test is James
I. , -
e'l Versteeg ( left),
manager of
/4 product and
I C." . marketing de-velopment
for
Union Carbide
= Corp., • hile
.- John Seeger of
Industrial
Products belt-ing
sales exam-ines
the test.
The test is to
s e e i f the
Wedge-Grip
belting will
.-= carry soft drink
:, 6/ .. "
« RS..5 . -64.Jr.' cases up an in-
•f ; , m =.«/7*•.4, cline steeper
I r... C
..,5 ·. ' " than experi-
::, '.'',
enced in normal
use. The belt
. *...'-'... -/
passed even
042 46;:'4, when water
Afk,
%·.2. ,#as applied in
•0 an attempt to
break its grip. .
Spain joined Goodyear in 1950 E•
as a squadron trainee.
The Spains have tliree chil-dren
and live at 5 Haniden Dr.,
Hudson, Ohio.
, .... \ Ie::..·A
. :' al ..8,/ / ..4.
Hanna and. Brown at the:end.ofs ...f ,
regulation play. He fired a 143 . 4 0.
to ·trail the duo by seven strokes '- -
as the first three finishers among X I ,4 '- I
the 360 dntrants were from NIP .6
Goodyear.
Hanna ruceived a television · ...:**r. * -
set for winning the tournament 2 , 44 .'· 4 042 •:.: - i,....'.iI.d4•'·•-•1
while Brown was presented a LESSONS IN - DIAPER folding ard offered by George Comienski (eentef) to a pair of sec-wrist
watch. Ashton won a tran- retaries who are expecting visits from the stork. I'reparing for the task of diaper folding are
sistor clock radio. (seated) Mickey Simons and Judy Vargo, while well-wishers gather for a farewell.
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This publication is protected by copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Copyright to this publication lies with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, which has permitted The University of Akron to make it available for personal use for private study, scholarship, or research. Any other use of this item including publications, exhibitions, or productions is prohibited without written permission. Please contact Archival Services at archives@uakron.edu for more information.

- -,
-./
/. )..... .......»-
J .
W.I-- .. I »•
-2/.AW."/0 li ...
1*k( 11,.Er L=LA_ -Ar • =1&
1 t1 h-__ _ A•
t .,a 13 wps'
THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY k,IJAPS - INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS-AKRON
Et _ '*iYAV •ly
1*=295 - '21H
Vol. 4 Akron, Ohio• Monday. Aug. 23,1965 No. 8
The »- Performance Tests, Quality
Corner Omee •.=».1•1 ---,1 Checks Guard Our Product
By George COInienski -I
Industrial I•roducts Plint Manager
66Respectez Notre Bonne Renommde." The above
French statement appears on a plague in the Corner Of-fice.
It also appears on hundreds of plaques in all areas of
Goodyear-Akronr and on thousands of plaques in many
languages throukhout the world.
The statement is our old familiar guidepost, "PRO•
TECT OUR GOOD NAME."
To all of us at Goodyear, •6Protect Our Good Name"
is a way of·life. It does not mean that the final inspection
of our product before it goes on to the customer is the
means of protecting our good name of
- 4 0q4u2ality. As Paul Dressler so aptly puts
j .W it, 64You can't inspect quality into a
i i : product."
r i , ,» = il The quality of our product literally
..5 1 11 begins with the selection of the seed in
f - every item that becomes a part of the
product. On the synthetics we use for
rubber and fabric the ingredients at the
producing mill are evaluated to a required
Comienski
standard. We purchase materials to speci-fications
designed to meet desired needs.
The people who establish the standards, the people
who schedule the product in the factories, the people who
maintain the equipment on which the material is proc-essed,
the people who operate the machinery which pro-duces
the product and the people who contact our
customers and sell the product - all play a never under-estimated
important part and are selected to carry out
the program of 66Respectez Notre Bonne Renomm6e."
IVe are in the midst of our annual model change-over
in autoniotive mats. The program of design and produc-tion
of new molds and their approval has been completed.
New equipment to make us more, competitive in this
highly competitive market has been added.
Our overall picture for the bdlance of the third
quarter and carrying on into the start of the fourth quar-ter
is strong. Let's keep taking advantage of the:· volume
of business available to us by keeping up the good work
that has been our good fortune so far this year and keep
by following the slogan that has been Goodyear's for over
a half-century-"PROTECT OUR GOOD NAME."
Hanna Wins National Golf
Tournament; Ashton Third
Ed Hanna and Mearl Ashton, · two of Industrial Prod-
. ucts' top golfers, proved to be just about the best in the
nation among industrial players last week:
Hanna, inat ; roolh, . defeated
Goodyear Aerospacd golfer Bob
Brown for· medalist · honors in
the National Industrial Recre-ation
Association ( NIRA)· Mid-west
Championship at Hamiltbn,
Ohio. Hanna won in the third
extra hole in sudden ,competi-tion
as he fired a par while
Brown slipped to a bogey.
Ashton was runner-up 1,ehind
A prime goal of every
,zompany is to have its name
readily identified and recogi
nized by the consumer as a
symbol of top quality and
proven performance.
Goodyear guards its position
as number one in the rubber in-dustry
very zealously, and con-tinually
strives to win and retain
the public's acceptance of our
products and their · quality.
Today,· more than ever before,
product performance assurance
is mandatory in order to com-pete
successfully in the niarket-place.
In Industrial Products we con-duct
many • in-process tests as
well as rugged final product per-formance
checks before our prod-ucts
are shipped to the customer.
Several photographs in this is-sue
of the Clan depict such test
methods and th 25G4o-odyearites
Spain Is Selected
For College Review
Gail E.-·Spain Jr., senior de-velopment
engineer in Industrial
Products, will return to Carnegie
Tech next month for a semes-ter
of updating in the advances
made in his field since he was
graduated 15 years ago.
involved in these activities. BIn a similar fashion, many
In one instance the Under- tests are performed on raw ma-ivriters
Laboratories representa- terials such as rubber, fabric,
tive, Harold Tally, is shown and compound ingredients to
observing fiie hose pressure tests provide ultimate assurance of
in operation. Another picture quality that is built into our
shows a representative from Goodyear products in every op-
Union Carbide Corporation, ei•ation.
James H. Versteeg, helping con- Built-in values provide our
duet carrying tests with Wedge- s:llesmen with an extra tool for
Grip conveyor l,elting. /-ontintled On Reverse Side)
PUTTING
Wedge-Grip
belting by
Goodyear to the
test is James
I. , -
e'l Versteeg ( left),
manager of
/4 product and
I C." . marketing de-velopment
for
Union Carbide
= Corp., • hile
.- John Seeger of
Industrial
Products belt-ing
sales exam-ines
the test.
The test is to
s e e i f the
Wedge-Grip
belting will
.-= carry soft drink
:, 6/ .. "
« RS..5 . -64.Jr.' cases up an in-
•f ; , m =.«/7*•.4, cline steeper
I r... C
..,5 ·. ' " than experi-
::, '.'',
enced in normal
use. The belt
. *...'-'... -/
passed even
042 46;:'4, when water
Afk,
%·.2. ,#as applied in
•0 an attempt to
break its grip. .
Spain joined Goodyear in 1950 E•
as a squadron trainee.
The Spains have tliree chil-dren
and live at 5 Haniden Dr.,
Hudson, Ohio.
, .... \ Ie::..·A
. :' al ..8,/ / ..4.
Hanna and. Brown at the:end.ofs ...f ,
regulation play. He fired a 143 . 4 0.
to ·trail the duo by seven strokes '- -
as the first three finishers among X I ,4 '- I
the 360 dntrants were from NIP .6
Goodyear.
Hanna ruceived a television · ...:**r. * -
set for winning the tournament 2 , 44 .'· 4 042 •:.: - i,....'.iI.d4•'·•-•1
while Brown was presented a LESSONS IN - DIAPER folding ard offered by George Comienski (eentef) to a pair of sec-wrist
watch. Ashton won a tran- retaries who are expecting visits from the stork. I'reparing for the task of diaper folding are
sistor clock radio. (seated) Mickey Simons and Judy Vargo, while well-wishers gather for a farewell.
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'S 4
1.I-
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.S 042*I